Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU seeks greater Taiwanese investment as chip shortage bites
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The European Union is seeking to encourage greater investment from Taiwan especially its semiconductor firms, the bloc's top diplomat in Taipei said on Tuesday, amid a global chip s...
Apr 20, 2021
China censors article by former premier amid tightening internet controls
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's internet companies have blocked users from sharing a lengthy article written by former Premier Wen Jiabao in tribute to his late mother, in an unexplained act of censorship...
Apr 20, 2021
BOJ warns low rates, structural woes to hurt banks even after pandemic subsides
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Tuesday low interest rates and structural factors will continue to weigh on financial institutions' profits even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. "Japa...
Apr 20, 2021
Pandemic prompts European life sciences real estate rush
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - London's Francis Crick Institute was already a magnet for investors in the capital's so-called Knowledge Quarter, but the coronavirus pandemic has lifted interest in...
Apr 20, 2021
French food group Danone keeps goals after weak start to 2021
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - Danone on Tuesday kept its goal of returning to profitable growth in the second half of 2021 after posting a 3.3% fall in first quarter sales, as COVID-19 lockdo...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older
(Reuters) - Everyone in United States aged 16 years and above is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. People aged 16 years a...
Apr 20, 2021
China plans $3 billion supercomputing centre to analyse data from space
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's southern space port of Wenchang will build a $3 billion supercomputing centre by year-end to analyse data obtained from space, according to state media on Tuesday. With a p...
Apr 20, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: U.S. will boost 'Do Not Travel' advisories to 80% of world The U.S. State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not ...
Apr 20, 2021
French IT firm Atos buys further three companies, posts first quarter sales drop
(Corrects number of acquisitions) (Reuters) - French IT consulting group Atos said on Tuesday it acquired three more companies, as it continues its series of bolt-on acquisitions. The Paris-based firm...
Apr 20, 2021
Philippines to start clinical trials on ivermectin, other drugs for COVID-19
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will begin clinical trial of several drugs, including the anti-parasite medication ivermectin, in patients with COVID-19 to determine their efficacy in combatting th...
Apr 20, 2021
